Harmanpreet named captain of Women’s T20 World XI

DUBAI: India’s batting star Harmanpreet Kaur was on Sunday named captain of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 XI, which also featured opener Smriti Mandhana and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav. A selection panel comprising former players and commentators Ian Bishop, Anjum Chopra and Ebony Rainford-Brent, journalist Melinda Farrell and ICC’s General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, picked up the team on the basis of the players’ performances in the tournament, which concluded on Sunday with Australia winning the title. Three players from England, two from Australia and one each from Pakistan, New Zealand and the Windies have also been named in the eleven. (PTI)